The Los Altos Parks, Arts, Recreation and Cultural Commission (PARC) at its Aug. 18 meeting chose dozens of art submissions to display at the city’s community center this fall.
The commission previously made a call to the community for art submissions for the fall display gallery at the Los Altos Community Center with the theme of “Pistache Red,” receiving a record 105 submissions. Twelve sculptures were eliminated because they don’t hang sculptures at the gallery. Another 13 were eliminated for not following the theme. Some others were eliminated due to space concerns, so the commission was left with 77 to choose from.
“We’re aiming for variety,” PARC Chair Teresa Morris said at the meeting. “We want to keep it interesting and entertaining.”
The PARC Commission went through the 77 submissions with a goal of selecting 40, with no artists having multiple pieces of work in the gallery. The goal in selecting the artwork was by seeing the interpretation and clarity of the theme and thinking about the creative and unique aspect of the work.
The commission said it wasn’t a matter of whether the commissioners liked the art, it was about choosing interesting art to hang on the wall of the community center lobby. Another four pieces were chosen as alternates should the artist not deliver the piece to the community center.
The selected artwork is scheduled to be on display at the Los Altos Community Center beginning in September and through December.
